Nissard

See also: nissard

English

Alternative forms

• Nizzard, Nissarde

Etymology

From French nissard, from Occitan niçard. Compare Italian nizzardo.

Noun

Nissard (plural Nissards)

1. A native or inhabitant of Nice; a Niçois. [from 18th c.]
   • 2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Penguin, published 2012, page 191:

     The most famous of all Nizzards also allowed himself to become involved in a daft plot with an English adventurer called Laurence Oliphant.

2. The Niçois dialect. [from 19th c.]

Anagrams

• NARSIDs, Nasrids, Sinards